midtown

[ mid-toun, -toun ]

/ ˈmɪdˈtaʊn, -ˌtaʊn /

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noun

the middle part of a city or town between uptown and downtown.

adjective

of, relating to, or situated in this part: a midtown restaurant.

adverb

to or in this part: She works midtown.

Nearby words

midsummer madness, midsummer night's dream, a, midsummer's day, midsummer-men, midterm, midtown, midvale, midwall column, midwatch, midway, midway island, battle of

Origin of midtown

First recorded in 1930–35; mid- + town

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Examples from the Web for midtown

He swiped one of them to get from midtown Manhattan to Brooklyn.
Alleged Cop Killer Ismaaiyl Brinsley Had a Death Wish|M.L. Nestel|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
His home base is Saint Francis of Assisi Church in Midtown Manhattan.
Mother Cabrini, Saint of the Green Card|Michael Luongo|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I met the 38-year-old actor/filmmaker at a bar in Midtown Manhattan to discuss his myriad projects over some Scotch.
Adrian Grenier Talks the Economy, the ‘Entourage’ Movie, and the HBO Series’ Alleged ‘Misogyny’|Marlow Stern|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And what about concerns that the hotels of Midtown are too far away from the Barclays Center?
DINO Hunters Are Dreaming Hipster Dreams of the DNC in Brooklyn|David Freedlander|August 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

When you talk about midtown Manhattan as being a commercial backwater, I find it mind boggling.
When New York City Hit Its Stride|Allen Barra|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You immobilize the elevators—think what that would mean in lower and midtown Manhattan alone.
Day of the Moron|Henry Beam Piper
Muldoon hated the pirate prices of midtown parking lots, and so was late.
Lease to Doomsday|Lee Archer

British Dictionary definitions for midtown

midtown

/ (ˈmɪdˌtaʊn) /

noun

US and Eastern Canadian the centre of a townSee also downtown, uptown

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